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Alliance Airlines Pty Limited based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia with operational bases in Adelaide, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, Townsville, Darwin and Rockhampton. Alliance Airlines owns and operates a fleet of Fokker and Embraer aircraft, including Fokker 70, Fokker 100 and Embraer 190 jet aircraft. Alliance operates fly-in fly-out (FIFO) air charter services for the Australian mining and resources industry, as well as private aircraft charters throughout Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia. Alliance also provides aircraft component sales and leasing worldwide.[3]

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Alliance Airlines

IATA ICAO Callsign QQ UTY UNITY
Founded	5 April 2002
Operating bases	Adelaide Brisbane Cairns Darwin Essendon Melbourne Perth Rockhampton Townsville
Fleet size	64[1]
Destinations	46[2]
Parent company	Alliance Aviation Services
Headquarters	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Key people	Steve Padgett (Non Executive Chairman) Scott McMillan (Managing Director)
Website	www.allianceairlines.com.au

History

Alliance Airlines was established in 2002 when Brisbane based Queensland Airline Holdings acquired the AOC (Airline Operator Certificate) and assets of the dormant Flight West Airlines,[4] which had been established in May 1987 and ceased scheduled services in 2001. Alliance commenced operations with two Fokker 100 aircraft[5] and has since expanded its fleet and operational capabilities to service the growing demand from the mining and energy sector. It is a subsidiary of Alliance Aviation Services that was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange in 2011 and now has over 590 employees.[6] In November 2015, Alliance announced the purchase of 6 Fokker 70 and 15 Fokker 100 aircraft from Austrian Airlines.[7] In November 2018, Alliance was awarded CAPA Asia Pacific Regional Airline of the Year.[8]

In February 2019, Qantas acquired a 19.9% shareholding.[9][10]

In August 2020, Alliance announced a deal to purchase 14 Embraer E190 jets adding to their current fleet and then in December 2020 ordered a further 16 more Embraer E190 jets bringing their total to 30. The first E190, named Brazilian Lad was received by the airline on 29 October 2020 at Brisbane Airport and is expected to enter service in February 2021.

In May 2022, Alliance announced it had agreed terms to be taken over by Qantas. The deal is subject to regulatory and shareholder approval.[11]

Safety standards

Alliance was recognised as the first aircraft operator in Australia to attain Flight Safety Foundation Basic Aviation Risk Standard (BARS) Gold Status in 2013[12] and in 2016, was recognised as the first regional aircraft operator in Australia to attain IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) certification.[13]

Services

Scheduled services

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As of July 2021, Alliance operates the following routes under its own name:

• Adelaide and Olympic Dam
• Brisbane and Cloncurry
• Brisbane and Moranbah
• Brisbane and Emerald
• Brisbane and Weipa
• Brisbane and Rockhampton
• Cairns and Canberra
• Cairns and Groote Eylandt
• Perth and Kalgoorlie
• Perth and Newman
• Perth and Port Hedland (operated for BHP with seats made available to the public)
• Sunshine Coast and Canberra
• Sunshine Coast and Emerald
• Sunshine Coast and Cairns
• Townsville and Cairns
• Townsville and Cloncurry

Wet lease

Eight Embraer 190s will be wet leased to Qantas from mid 2021 under a 3 year deal to operate the following routes under the QantasLink brand:[14][15]

• Adelaide and Alice Springs
• Adelaide and Cairns
• Adelaide and Canberra
• Adelaide and Darwin
• Adelaide and Gold Coast
• Adelaide and Hobart
• Adelaide and Townsville
• Alice Springs and Darwin
• Canberra and Darwin
• Melbourne and Townsville
• Sydney and Townsville

Alliance previously operated wet lease services to Virgin Australia.[16][17]

Fly-in fly-out

Alliance Airlines operates fly-in fly-out air services (FIFO) to over 20 mine sites and[18] services mining projects in Australia including Ballera, Cannington, Cloncurry, Cape Preston, Groote Eylandt, Leinster, Mount Keith, Olympic Dam, Phosphate Hill, Telfer, Barimunya, Coondewanna, Newman, Leonora, Century Mine and The Granites.[19]

Aircraft charters

Alliance Airlines provides aircraft charters throughout Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and South East Asia^{[citation needed]}

Fleet

As of October 2022, the Alliance Airlines fleet consists of the following aircraft:[1][20]

Alliance Airlines fleet

Aircraft	In Service	Orders	Passengers				Notes
			J	Y+	Y	Total
Embraer 190	25	—	10	4	80	94	Former Copa Airlines aircraft.[21] 18 to be leased to QantasLink.[22]
		8[1]	6	8	80	99	Former American Eagle aircraft.[23]
—	—	—	112	112	Former Helvetic Airways aircraft.[24][25]
Fokker 70	13	1[1]	—	—	80	80
	1	—	48	—	—	48	VIP configuration.[1]
Fokker 100	25	—	—	—	100	100
Total	64	9

Former fleet

Alliance Airlines has also previously operated the following aircraft types:

• 1 Boeing 737-400 (operated 2012-2013)[1]
• 10 Fokker 50 (operated 2007-2022)[1][26]

See also

• List of airlines of Australia

References

External links

Media related to Alliance Airlines at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website

На других языках

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[de] Alliance Airlines

Alliance Airlines ist eine australische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Brisbane und Basis auf dem Flughafen Brisbane. Qantas besitzt rund 20 Prozent an der Gesellschaft.

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- [en] Alliance Airlines

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[es] Alliance Airlines

Alliance Airlines es una compañía de transporte aéreo con base en el Aeropuerto Internacional de Brisbane en Queensland, proporciona fly-in fly-out (FIFO) transporte al sector minero y energético. La compañía posee y opera una flota de Fokker jet y turbohélice de Brisbane, Adelaida, Townsville, Cairns, Melbourne, y Perth con una base de operaciones actualmente en el establecimiento en Darwin.[2] Alianza también ofrece carta ad hoc y ACMI ceder servicios a una gama de clientes corporativos y gubernamentales[3] Alianza cotiza en el ASX. Para el ejercicio finalizado el 30 de junio de 2012 obtuvo un beneficio neto pro-forma después de impuestos de 19,1 millones dólares en ingresos de $ 184,2 millones. La aerolínea tiene una capitalización de mercado de aproximadamente 190 millones dólares[4][5]

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[fr] Alliance Airlines

Alliance Airlines est une société de services aéronautiques basée à Brisbane, dans le Queensland, avec des bases opérationnelles à Adélaïde, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, Townsville et Auckland, en Nouvelle-Zélande. La société possède et exploite une flotte d’avions Fokker, notamment des avions à turbopropulseurs Fokker F50[3] et des avions à réaction Fokker F70[4] et Fokker F100[5]. Alliance fournit des services d’affrètement aérien en avion (FIFO) pour l’industrie minière et des ressources australienne en Australie, ainsi que des affrètements d’aéronefs privés en Australie, en Nouvelle-Zélande, dans les îles du Pacifique et en Asie du Sud-Est[6]. Alliance assure également la vente et la location de composants d'avion dans le monde[7].

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